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Recent Examples of tow
Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators also removed a camera from Nancy Guthrie's roof and towed her car from her garage to examine it for possible fingerprints and potential other clues, according to the sources.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
If installed in a vehicle, dealers will replace the trailer tow module, free of charge.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
People look in its direction, tow it into the kitchen, cook from it once, then again.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators also removed a camera from Nancy Guthrie's roof and towed her car from her garage to examine it for possible fingerprints and potential other clues, according to the sources.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to the scene as the infant was lowered to safety in a car seat carrier held up by what appeared to be a tow strap, local ABC affiliate WXOW reported.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
If installed in a vehicle, dealers will replace the trailer tow module, free of charge.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tow
Verb
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The fish must have pulled it loose in the grass.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Gomis’ complex, patient scene construction lets such tensions lie and ripple and occasionally erupt, though there’s always too much going on for any single mini-drama to pull focus.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The games in previous years consisted of events like precision passing competitions, spectacular catch competitions, dodgeball games, tug of war bouts and relay races.—
Sam Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
2 Feb. 2026
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Even as home priorities tug, warmth and patience keep everyone on your side through this shift.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Fort Allen Volunteer Fire Company said that crews responding to the crash found a semi-trailer truck that was hauling produce and was fully engulfed in flames.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Enter Tyrannio, a Greek specialist in literature and libraries, owner of some 30,000 scrolls and famed expert on Aristotle — in fact, the same man responsible for restoring the philosopher’s tattered library after it was hauled to Rome.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Catherine, meanwhile, is just a drag.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The AirFish harnesses the ground effect, which occurs when air becomes compressed between a wing and a surface, producing lift and reducing drag.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And then there are the ways stress can put a wrench in your lifestyle habits, which can have negative consequences for your heart too.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
5 Feb. 2026
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The pandemic threw another wrench into the system during a volatile time, giving everyone who competed in the 2020-21 school year an eligibility mulligan.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Hoosier Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Rhode Island Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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The food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Tow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tow. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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